BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Thousands of people will be at the Bakersfield Marathon this weekend. Two of the attendees, Richard Newton and Al Vaughn — one participating, the other sitting things out — have a special story based on a special bond.
They’re prayer buddies, running buddies, and water quality buddies – priorities that for them, go hand in hand.
Newton and Vaughn have known each other for 30 years from their affiliation with Olive Knolls Church in northwest Bakersfield and their association with Team World Vision, a faith based international charity that digs wells and builds water conveyance infrastructure for impoverished villages around the world. Team members find sponsors for their participation in marathons across the country…